Melbourne Racing Tips Caulfield Guineas Day
The Caulfield Guineas Day is held on Saturday 9th October at Caulfield racecourse. These two races, along with the Toorak Handicap will be the major feature races of Saturday Melbourne Racing Tips with analyst Pete Brinky. This meeting is held a week before the Group 1 Caulfield Cup and is the first Saturday Racing Tips meeting of a two week Caulfield Racing Carnival. The Caulfield meeting sits under the broader banner of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. There is also a massive meeting at Saturday Randwick Racing with the Spring Champion Stakes over 2000m for the 3 year olds with a trip to Melbourne and the Victorian Derby for the well performed runners.
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Melbourne Racing Tips Caulfield Guineas Day market
The Caulfield Guineas headlines the first of the big two week Caulfield Racing Carnival. It is a superb day of Saturday Racing Tips with the following feature Group races:
* Race 5 Schillaci Stakes 1100m
* Race 6 Might and Power Stakes 2000m
* Race 7 Northwood Plume Stakes 1200m
* Race 8 Caulfield Guineas 1600m
* Race 9 Toorak Handicap
* Race 10 Herbert Power Stakes 2400m
Caulfield Guineas
The Caulfield Guineas is a Group 1 race run over the testing 1600m at the Caulfield racecourse as part of the Melbourne Spring Racing Carnival. The prize money for the race is $2 million. This race has significance in so many ways but probably most famous for being a âstallion makerâ. The winner of this race if still a colt can go on and command a $20-30 million sale to a stud as being a cream of the crop 3 year old is very much desired.
It’s an interesting race in that it brings together a mix of sprinter/milers and those that can run 2000 metres plus. Many of the horses competing would have come through the Caulfield Guineas Prelude (1400m) or the Bill Stutt Stakes over 1600m at the Valley. Some runners will come through the Golden Rose Stakes in Sydney.
Also you can get a progressive type of horse from the provincials come to town and have a shot at the step up in grade. The most intriguing part of this race is can the horse run a mile. Many are having their first shot at this distance and although they may be giving every indication they will get the 1600m you never really know until they do.
Caulfield Guineas odds
Top rated horses for the Caulfield Guineas are:
$2.80 Anamoe
$3.90 Artorius
$13.00 Tiger of Malay
$15.00 Lightsaber
$17+ all other runners
The Toorak Handicap is one of Australiaâs most prestigious mile races and it is almost 140 years old and steeped in so much tradition. This race is tended to be won by a more âbrilliantâ type horse. This horse is unlikely to stretch out to the 2400m the following week for the Caulfield Cup. As a lead in to this race horses may have had a run in the Group 1 Memsie Stakes, Group 1 Sir Rupert Clarke or the Group 1 Makybe Diva may even be a path. Since the alteration in the handicapping methods favourites have fared well in this race. Top rated horses for the Toorak are:
$2.70 Iâm Thunderstruck
$5.50 Elephant
$10 Dice Roll, Tofane
$12.00 Sierra Sue, Superstorm
$17.00+ all other runners
Melbourne Racing at Caulfield other feature races
There is a range of other big races over what is a Super Saturday at Caulfield racecourse. Race 4 is the Thoroughbred Stakes over 1200m with the Maher/Eustace trained Crystal Bound is the 4-1 fav with 6 runners all under 9-1.
Race 5 is the Schillaci Stakes a group 2 sprint over 1100m with prize money worth $400,000. Waller trained September Run is a raging $3.20 fav with Bella Nipotina $4.40 and Savatoxl $5.50. Only an 8 horse field but 6 of the 9 runners under 9-1.
Race 6 at Caulfield is the Might and Power a group 1 race over 2000m and a small field of only 6 runners led by raging fav the brilliant Zaaki a $1.25 fav. This will be Zaakiâs last run before he saddles up as the short priced Cox Plate fav.
The Northwood Plume is race 7 for the mares with Freedman trained La Mexicana $4.20 fav followed by Tailleur $5.50 and Brookyn Hustle and Rubisaki $6.00.
The last of the day at Caulfield is the Herbert Power Stakes over 2400m with the Maher/Eustace trained Floating Artist fav at $2.80 followed by Delphi $3.80.
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